Research

Searching and Research Sites

• In addition to Googleing for information (which is always fun), the sites below are especially suitable for elementary school students. The HISD licensed sites will require a password when accessed from home. Students can get those passwords from Ms.Dymond or our librarian, Ms. Oubre.
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HISD

• World Book Encyclopedia - http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/products?ed=all&gr=Welcome+Houston+ISD
  • http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home
  • http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/home

Non-HISD

• KidsClick! - http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
• Awesome Library - Education Search Engine - http://www.awesomelibrary.org/searche.html
• Ask for Kids - http://www.askkids.com/
• Fact Monster - http://www.factmonster.com/

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IIM Project: Open for Business

• http://www.teachingkidsbusiness.com/business-basics-marketing.htm

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• Games here as well as great information - http://bizkids.com/games

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• Good information here - http://www.ehow.com/how_4899460_start-business-kids.html

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• http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/games/boss/

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Countries Around the World

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• Step 1: Work on gathering our notefacts for our country report. Visit www.readwritethink.org Fact Fragment Frenzy to see what your child will be aiming for in terms of taking notes for expository writing.
• Step 2: Organizing our notes
• Step 3: Writing our paper (in class)
• Step 4: Presentation

Countries Resources for Researching

• CIA World Factbook -https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
• Fact Monster Countries of the world -http://www.factmonster.com/countries.html
• National Geographic Countries -http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/

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Presidential Research

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Use the links below to help you in your research.

1. http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents
2. http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
3. http://www.presidentsusa.net/
4. For Pictures only - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States

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